How California’s New Redistricting Maps Could Affect LA County

How California’s new redistricting maps could affect LA County

On Friday afternoon, Aug. 15, more than 24 hours after Gov. Gavin Newsom officially launched his redistricting campaign, a picture began to emerge of how California’s congressional districts may change. The Democrat-controlled California Legislature released the highly anticipated maps one day after Newsom kicked off a campaign calling for mid-decade redistricting to counter efforts by Republicans in states like Texas who, upon the urging of Pre…

Redistricting wars: High-profile LA County district might lose its ‘swing’ with new maps anticipated

For years now, the northern San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys have together comprised a unique bastion in Los Angeles County, a county where as of last year’s general election Democrats outnumbered Republicans by nearly 3 to 1. It’s a politically different scenario in the northern slice of the county, where a deep split between parties is evident every two years, in nail-biting congressional elections and guaranteed 50-50 polling.…